Jim Pederson on Drugs

Candidate's son sentenced for using oxycontin

The son of a Democratic US Senate candidate was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation and 600 hours of community service on two drug convictions. James Pederson, the 24-year-old son of Senate candidate Jim Pederson, had pleaded guilty last month to
a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia and a felony charge of attempted production of marijuana. His father said in a statement that his son "made a mistake. He's taken responsibility for it, and he's overcome it."